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  • noun the time of life between 30 and 40.

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  • noun the time of life between 30 and 40

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Examples

  • And I’m having my hair left silver—to keep the respect of my students," she explained deadpan, then added with a smile, "and because in my mid-thirties, which is the approximate age the treatments are supposed to leave me, my hair had just enough gray in it to look faded, and not enough to be a pretty silver.

    The Vulcan Academy Murders Jean Lorrah 2000

  • In the mid-thirties the rate shot up to fifteen and climbed to twenty by the end of the decade. . .

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Reymundo, known by his punk name, El Reyes, is in his mid-thirties, a large and burly guy.

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • Most salaries range from the mid-twenties to the mid-thirties. 50 weeks a year @ 80 hours/week @ $35K = $8.75/hr.

    Quail Unlimited Implodes 2009

  • Now in their mid-thirties, this banda is mellow, pleased with defending their punkness by their actions and not their dress.

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • It was a man in his mid-thirties staring blankly back at me.

    Stuck Luke Houghton 2011

  • He was in his mid-thirties, the kind of tanned, well-built, tennis-playing guy who subscribes to Esquire because he sees himself in every advertisement and it makes him feel good.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Blue Tyson 2010

  • Most salaries range from the mid-twenties to the mid-thirties. 50 weeks a year @ 80 hours/week @ $35K = $8.75/hr.

    Quail Unlimited Implodes 2009

  • He was the DMO (Diving Medical Officer), a lieutenant (Officer Grade 3 in the Navy), and in his mid-thirties (my age at the time).

    Gon Wars | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Both the author and the female investigator were in their mid-thirties, rockstar vampire falls for her in the end.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Glimpse into the Editor’s Office: Editing Twilight 2009

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